And before the white truck with the colorful pictures of frozen treats on its side had turned the corner to meet them outside Mundelein's village hall, the girls erupted in a cacophony of sugary need that drowned out all other sounds.

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Yes indeed. The ice cream man is here.

This week, village trustees voted unanimously to end a 53-year prohibition that kept ice cream trucks out of town. Allowing the trucks encourages small businesses, they said, and these days Mundelein officials are pushing local entrepreneurism.

Striking the ban, which had even been targeted by an online petition, also effectively ends an accidental conflict in the village's codes. One ordinance prohibited ice cream trucks, but another seemed to allow them.

So, for the first time since John F. Kennedy was president, an ice cream man legally has a route in Mundelein. "I am beyond excited," Trustee Holly Kim said. "I'm looking forward to hearing one coming down my block so I can buy a treat for the kids and let them experience the joys of having a neighborhood ice cream truck."

Origins a mystery Available public documents don't indicate what prompted Mundelein officials to outlaw ice cream trucks in 1963. Village Administrator John Lobaito doesn't know why, either. Public safety -- accident and crime prevention -- often is cited when ice cream trucks are banned in towns. Lake Villa, Elgin and Hoffman Estates are among the suburbs with similar prohibitions. Carpentersville rescinded its ban in 2012.

Mundelein's embargo faced a legal challenge from the Good Humor Corp. that made it to the Illinois Supreme Court. The village won, and the ordinance stood. And yet, despite the ban, one ice cream vendor has been operating in Mundelein this summer.

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Ice cream vendors must now apply for permits, submit to background checks and give their fingerprints to police. The permit includes a picture of the vendor and must be in the truck or carried personally at all times.

'This is a tradition'Alassuli is grateful the board reconsidered the ban.